Horse Cake
There are probably hundreds of images of horse head cakes on the Internet, so take a look and go to it! It's very easy. I don't even know why I put this on a recipe card, but maybe someone will find it useful.
Servings 16
Cost 5
Ingredients
Cake
- 9x13 inch chocolate cake, prepared
Frosting:
- 5 cups frosting. I recommend 4 cups chocolate and 1 cup vanilla.
Instructions
- Freeze the cake slightly to make it easier to carve. It doesn't need to be fully frozen, just frozen long enough so that it is firm. Be sure to wrap it tightly so it doesn't form ice crystals.
- When the cake is frozen, set it in front of you with the 13 inch side on the bottom.
- Carve a triangle from the bottom about 4 inches from the left corner. This will be the area between the horse's mouth and neck. Save the triangle, as it will become the ear.
- Next, you'll need to carve the top left corner into an arch to make the top of the head. Put the triangular shaped piece on top of the arch to make the ear.
- Position the cake on a board so that it kind of looks like a horse head, then spread chocolate icing all over it to hold it together. This is your messy crumb layer. Chill or freeze briefly until firm, then use your crumb-free icing to make the horse's fur and mane.
- Don't forget to give your horse a nose, an eye and a bridle. Candy works well. The horse in the photo has a black jellybean nose and a bridle made with blue sour strips and a red lifesaver for the buckle. His eye is a non-edible googly eye.